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Embroidered Sash ("Uckur")

19th century

Turkey or Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros ?, 19th century

Medium
embroidery: silk thread and brass strip hooked through and pressed flat on linen tabby ground
Measurements
Average: 158.8 x 20.4 cm (62 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann Morrison 1956.317
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A vertically long cream linen sash depicts two identical, stacked silk and brass embroidered floral motifs. Each features a central, horizontally striped pink and green bulb sprouting thin, arcing branches. These branches bear spiky magenta flowers, serrated blue leaves, and small brass accents. A thin horizontal vine with red and green foliage borders the bottom edge. Above the stacked floral imagery, the rectangular textile remains plain, highlighting the dense embroidery below.

Embroidered Sash ("Uckur")

19th century

Turkey or Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros ?, 19th century

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